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HealthMark Multimedia Wins Prestigious Tibbetts Award

Small Business Administration award exemplifies very best in demonstrated state and regional impact

Washington, DC - September 10, 2002 - The Small Business Administration has named HealthMark Multimedia, LLC as a 2002 recipient of a Tibbetts Award. Tibbetts Awards are given to small firms, projects, organizations and individuals judged to exemplify the very best in achievement in the federal government's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The emphasis in selection is on recognizing accomplishments for which the stimulus of SBIR funding has made an important and definable difference. The focus is primarily on economic impact of technological innovation, business achievement, effective collaborations, and demonstrated state and regional impact.

HealthMark has used the SBIR program to become a developer of innovative, interactive multimedia health education and treatment decision products for patients. Since receiving initial SBIR funding in 1999, HMM has grown from 2 part-time employees to 10 full-time and 2 part-time employees in 2002.

The company now holds five Phase II SBIR grants and six Phase I SBIR grants for multimedia applications of patient education and treatment decision products. For many of the SBIRs, HMM has collaborated with non-profit institutions, such as the American Foundation for Urologic Disease, The Children's Foundation, and the American Pain Foundation. This unique collaboration provides HMM with access to nationwide subject matter expertise while providing the non-profits with a source of income from contracts and product sales. These collaborations have led to expanded programs and increased revenue for the organizations.